
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | SE 6 | N 19 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 180 | 224 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 66 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 42 | 22 | 75 | 83 | 9 | 138 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.34m | 6:35PM2.43m | 7:54AM2.24m | 8:04PM2.40m | 9:21AM2.30m | 9:21PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM1.43m | 1:04AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.54m | 2:45AM1.23m | 3:08PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 |
225 | 180 | 224 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 66 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 42 | 18 | 75 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | N 10 | N 9 | E 5 | — | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 1 | — | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 18 | — | — | N 19 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 83 | 135 | 138 | 209 | 290 | 325 | 453 | 646 | 831 | 1035 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 156 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 226 | 226 | 317 |
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